Laverne Cox: What trait do you most dislike in other people? — FLAPSS

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What trait do you most dislike in other people?

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Laverne Cox

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Mean-spiritedness and the inability to set and respect boundaries.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, June 2018 source ↗

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Kathy Lette Australian-British author

People who pretend to have perfect marriages. Perfect marriages are like orgasms – many of them are faked.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 June 2024 source ↗

Incompetent leadership.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, April 2013 source ↗

Natalie Imbruglia

Not having the ability to say sorry when they’re wrong.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 July 2026 source ↗

Anthony Hopkins Welsh actor

Freeloaders with a sense of entitlement.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, February 2010 source ↗

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Question What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy? Time & hindsight

At the SAG awards in 2016. I remember going into that night saying to myself, “I might not be here again; let me be fully in the moment.” The cast of Orange Is the New Black won the acting-ensemble award for the second year in a row, and I was there with a man I truly loved. That night was everything I had always dreamed about.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, June 2018 source ↗

Question What does happiness look like for you when life is going well? Identity & self

Cuddling in bed on a Sunday morning with the man I love. Also, applause and standing ovations.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 11 June 2018 source ↗

Question If you could alter one thing about yourself, what would it be? Identity & self

Thinking that I am not enough or not beautiful the way I am. That thinking is super-dangerous.

Recorded The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 11 June 2018 source ↗

Question What do you fear most? Identity & self

Being homeless.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, June 2018 source ↗

Question Which trait in yourself do you like least? Identity & self

Thinking that I am less-than. That thinking is cunning, baffling, and insidious, and I must guard against it every hour of every day.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, June 2018 source ↗

Question Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them? Values & belief

Leontyne Price gives me life. She broke racial barriers with inimitable poise, grace, and excellence, as well as unbelievable focus and vision.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, June 2018 source ↗

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